Photo from Japan B.League's B The Shiga Lakestars have postponed a press conference slated Monday, June 7, on the signing of Kiefer Ravena, a day after the PBA thumbed down his request to suit up for the Japan B.League squad. Shiga said on its website that the postponement was made to avoid more...
Kiefer Ravena (PBA Images) Kiefer Ravena said “only time will tell” if his plan to take his talents to Japan will eventually come into fruition. These were some of the words he made a day before the PBA Board of Governors ruled with finality that Ravena must honor his current contract with the...
Kiefer Ravena (PBA Images) The PBA Board of Governors decided with finality to thumb down the bid of NLEX Road Warriors star Kiefer Ravena to play for the Shiga Lakestars in Japan’s B.League. PBA chairman Ricky Vargas announced the decision following a virtual board meeting Saturday, June 5,...
NLEX guard Kiefer Ravena, right, handles the ball against Stanley Pringle of Barangay Ginebra. (PBA Images) Former PBA commissioner Noli Eala believes the league’s Uniform Players Contract should allow for more player rights in light of the controversy surrounding Kiefer Ravena’s bid to play...
NLEX guard Kiefer Ravena (PBA Images) Kiefer Ravena thanked the management of the NLEX Road Warriors in supporting his decision to sign with the Shiga Lakestars in Japan. Ravena in a Facebook post Wednesday, June 2, expressed gratitude to the Road Warriors management “for giving me your blessing...
Kiefer Ravena of NLEX (PBA Images) As a franchise holder of the PBA, the NLEX Road Warriors are duty-bound to obey the rules of the professional league, that is why the team is leaving it up to the PBA to decide the fate of Kiefer Ravena. The management of NLEX released a statement Wednesday, June...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial Kiefer Ravena may have to clear some things with the PBA before he can push through with his move to play in Japan. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said terms of the Uniform Players Contract bars the NLEX Road Warriors star from suiting up with B.League side Shiga...
Kiefer Ravena (PBA Images) Kiefer Ravena is set to follow the lead of his younger brother Thirdy after signing a contract to play for the Japanese club Shiga Lakestars. The B.League side made the announcement Wednesday, June 2, months since rumors swirled that the NLEX Road Warriors could take his...
Thirdy Ravena (Photo from San-En NeoPhoenix Thirdy Ravena sent a letter to the PBA a day after the issue surrounding the league’s “draft dodger” rule resurfaced when he signed a multi-year extension with the San-en Neophoenix of Japan’s B.League. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial confirmed...
Photo from Thirdy Ravena's Instagram account Thirdy Ravena’s maiden campaign in Japan’s B.League ended by sitting out the San-En Neophoenix’s 80-75 road loss to the Shinshu Brave Warriors Wednesday, May 5 in Chikuma. Ravena was in uniform but was not inserted by coach Branislav Vicentic due...
Thirdy Ravena was forced to sit out the weekend matches of the San-En Neophoenix against the Osaka Evessa at home due to an injured left knee. San-En made the announcement hours before yesterday’s game in Toyohashi City, adding that Ravena got the injury during a game against Ryukyu last April...
Thirdy Ravena (Photo from San-En Neophoenix) Thirdy Ravena and the San-En Neophoenix saw the postponement of their two road games against the Shinshu Brave Warriors in Japan’s B.League due to COVID-19 issues affecting the host squad. San-En was supposed to face Shinshu the weekend matches in...
